Shloka 28

ईशानकल्पवृत्तान्तः तथा लैङ्गपुराणस्य संक्षेप-सूची

Devanagari script

सुतशोको वसिष्ठस्य अरुन्धत्याः प्रलापनम् स्नुषायाः प्रेषणं चैव गर्भस्थस्य वचस् तथा

Transliteration

sutaśoko vasiṣṭhasya arundhatyāḥ pralāpanam snuṣāyāḥ preṣaṇaṃ caiva garbhasthasya vacas tathā

Translation

Ia menghuraikan dukacita Vasiṣṭha atas anaknya, ratapan Arundhatī, pengutusan menantu perempuan, serta ucapan anak yang masih dalam kandungan—peristiwa-peristiwa ini menyediakan latar agar Pati, Sang Tuhan, meleraikan pāśa (belenggu) bagi paśu (jiwa) yang tertimpa derita.

Word by Word

• सुत-शोकः: grief for a son

• वसिष्ठस्य: of Vasiṣṭha

• अरुन्धत्याः: of Arundhatī

• प्रलापनम्: lamentation, wailing

• स्नुषायाः: of the daughter-in-law

• प्रेषणम्: sending, dispatching, instructing to go

• च एव: and indeed

• गर्भ-स्थस्य: of (one) situated in the womb, unborn

• वचः: speech, utterance

• तथा: likewise/also (as part of the account).

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Arundhatī
• Unborn child (garbhastha)

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

This verse functions as a narrative index: it frames human sorrow and bondage (pāśa) as the condition that ultimately turns the paśu toward Śiva (Pati), preparing the ground for later teachings on Śiva’s refuge and Linga-centered devotion.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Implicitly, it points to Śiva-tattva as the compassionate Pati who responds when the paśu is overwhelmed by karma-born grief—hinting that liberation arises not merely from worldly remedies but from divine grace that breaks bondage.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No explicit ritual is stated in this line; the yogic takeaway is vairāgya (dispassion) born from grief, which in the Linga Purana commonly becomes the inner preparation for Pāśupata orientation—turning the mind toward Śiva as the sole refuge.